| 释义 |
viper/ˈvaipə/n. 1 any venomous snake of the family Viperidae, esp. the common viper (see 见 ADDER) 响尾科毒蛇；(尤指)蝰蛇 2 a malignant or treacherous person 险恶狠毒的人，毒如蛇蝎的人 □ viper in one's bosom a person who betrays those who have helped him or her 忘恩负义的人，过河拆桥的人 □ viperine /-rain/ adj.□ viperish adj.□ viper-like adj.□ viperous adj.[French vipère or Latin vipera, from vivus ‘alive’ + parere ‘bring forth’] |